European stocks are seen opening higher on Monday as investors react to improved inflation data from China. China's headline CPI inflation turned positive in August and the fall in the producer price index narrowed from July, showing some improvement in the country's deflationary trend. The improved inflation data was accompanied by more stimulus measures from the Chinese government to prop up Chi...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.